May 2021

GOA CM’s fellowship scheme to hire young professionals for Rs 30,000   The state government has issued a notification announcing the ‘chief minister’s fellowship programme’, under which young professionals will be hired to allow them exposure to day-to-day governance. A monthly stipend of Rs Join Our Telegram Channel 30,000 will be paid to the chosen … Read more 07.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.

GOA Governor prorogues budget session   Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has prorogued 14th budget session from May 12, and now the budget would be passed in monsoon session, said a senior officer. Recently the state cabinet had taken a decision to prorogue the assembly session. After the opposition decided not to attend the business advisory committee meeting to decide on the budget … Read more 06.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.

GOA State to set up waste to energy plant, Swedish Co to execute proj   The state government has decided to set up a waste to energy plant in the state and the cabinet granted approval to appoint IVL Swedish Environment Research Institute to execute the project on nomination basis at a cost of 35,000 Euros. Goa government also approved the … Read more 05.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.

GOA GCCI seeks priority inoculation for store owners, distributors   The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has written to chief minister Pramod Sawant asking the state government to consider retailers and distributors as frontline Covid warriors and to prioritise the retail sector in the vaccination drive. The GCCI has asked the government to prepare a … Read more 04.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.

GOA Bicholim gets its first free dialysis facility, 10th such centre in state   Health minister Vishwajit Rane said that in a bid to provide better healthcare services in the state, the government has taken the initiative to start dialysis centres in different parts. As such, the tenth dialysis centre was made operational at the community health … Read more 03.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.

GOA Cabinet nod for 3-option scheme to build toilets   The state cabinet approved the scheme for supply and installation of individual household bio-digester toilets in the state. The scheme offers beneficiaries three options to choose from to build a toilet — bio-digester-based twin leach pits as designed by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, bio-digester-based latrines as provided by the … Read more 01-02.05.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs.